WATCH: Better late then never for Guizer Jarl
Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ Guizer Jarl Neil Moncrieff discusses the work done to prepare for this year’s festival. Neil said he was looking forward to finally getting…
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NHS: Consider missing Up-Helly-A’ if you’re unwell
NHS Shetland has asked people not to attend events such as Up-Helly-A’ festivals if they feel unwell. The health board said cases of Covid, flu…
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Up-Helly-A’ draws closer as ‘collecting sheet’ tradition begins
The long-awaited return of Up-Helly-A’ is getting ever closer – a sign of which is the sight of committee members taking to the streets of…
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WATCH: Jarl’s Squad parades through Måløy for annual festival
Members of the Lerwick-Up-Helly-A’ Jarl’s Squad have been parading the streets of Måløy. Retired journalist Kari Midtgård Råsberg shot some photos and video of the squad members…
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Teachers squad total tops £20,000 for Relay For Life
A rainy Tuesday night walk around Up-Helly-A’ halls has now raised more than £20,000 to help fight cancer.
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LETTER: Allowing women at Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ would cause no ‘revolutionary upheaval’
If the committee of Lerwick’s (awesome) fire-festival was to declare gender equality today, there would be no revolutionary upheaval whatsoever.
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Torch-lit display lights up Celtic Connections
Celtic Connections opened in spectacular style with a celebratory Viking torch-lit march through the streets of Glasgow.
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Torch-lit procession to take place in Glasgow
An Up-Helly-A’ style torch-lit procession is due to take place in Glasgow tonight [Saturday]. The march is being hosted by Celtic Connections to commemorate the…
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Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ postponed again
The Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ festival has been postponed for a second year. The event had been due to be held on Tuesday, 25th January 2022, but…
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Tributes paid after death of ex-Guizer Jarl Jim Coutts
Warm tributes have been paid to former Guizer Jarl and “much loved character” Jim Coutts. Secretary of the Ex Jarls Association Stanley Manson said Mr…
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Bill celebrates cancelled Bressay festival
A bill has appeared near to the Bressay ferry on what should have been the date of the 2021 festival. Guizer Jarl Ian Harkness was…
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Archived fire festival films hoped to rekindle Up-Helly-A’ memories
Archived film of former fire festivals is set to be streamed tonight (Tuesday) with the hope of reviving fond memories of Up-Helly-A’ in years gone…
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Two more UHA’s postponed
The Norwick and Uyeasound Up-Helly-A’s have become the latest in the line of postponed events next year. Taking to social media yesterday, both committees said…
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Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ postponed due to coronavirus
The 2021 Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ festival has been postponed until 2022, due to coronavirus.
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